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The Archbishop celebrates Mass on Palm Sunday
20/03/2016- Nhar l-20 ta’ Marzu 2016, l-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ċċelebra Quddiesa f’Ħadd il-Palm, fil-bidu tal-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni bdiet minn quddiem il-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina d’Italia, il-Belt Valletta, fejn sar it-tberik tal-friegħi tal-palm u ż-żebbuġ, u wara saret il-purċissjoni sal-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, fejn il-Quddiesa tkompliet bil-qari tar-rakkont tal-Passjoni mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa. Celebration of Mass on YouTube
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Live: Mass on Palm Sunday 2016
19/03/2016- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda l-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm u l-Passjoni tal-Mulej, nhar il-Ħadd, 20 ta’ Marzu 2016, fid-9:00 a.m. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tibda minn quddiem il-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina d’Italia, il-Belt Valletta, fejn isir it-tberik tal-friegħi tal-palm u ż-żebbuġ, u wara ssir il-purċissjoni sal-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, fejn tkompli l-Quddiesa bil-qari tar-rakkont tal-passjoni mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa. Watch ‘live’ on YouTube
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Pope Francis will join Instagram tomorrow
He will start using the photo-sharing site under the name @Franciscus, Latin for Francis
18/03/2016- Pope Francis will join Instagram on Saturday, March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. His first post is expected shortly after 12:00 p.m. He will start using the photo-sharing site under the name @Franciscus, Latin for Francis. This marks the latest initiative in new media by the Holy Father, who already has more than 25 million followers on Twitter in nine different languages. “Instagram will help recount the Papacy through images, to enable all those who wish to accompany and know more about Pope Francis’ pontificate to encounter his gestures of tenderness and mercy”, said Msgr…
The Archbishop leads the devotional pilgrimage of Our Lady of Sorrows
18/03/2016- On Friday 18th March 2016, Archsbishop Charles J. Scicluna led the devotional pilgrimage around Valletta, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Thousands of people participated in this pilgrimage, and in many other parishes around Malta.
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Mass at Junior College on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
18/03/2016- On Friday 18th March 2016, Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna celebrated Mass with students and lecturers at Junior College, on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna
- Junior College, Msida 18 ta’ Marzu 2016 Nixtieq naqsam magħkom ftit ħsibijiet li jippruvaw jispjegaw is-sinjifikat ta’ din il-festa li aħna l-Maltin nagħmlu eżatt ġimgħa qabel il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira…
Pope-Emeritus: Francis teaches need for God’s mercy
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI has given a very rare public interview to the newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Avvenire.
18/03/2016- Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI has given a very rare public interview to the newspaper of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Avvenire. Conducted by renowned theologian, Fr. Jacques Servais SJ, the interview focuses on two highly controversial issues in the post-Conciliar era: the right understanding of Christ’s unique and universal act of salvation with respect to those who do not profess Christian faith; and the right understanding of the primacy of mission in the life of the Church with respect to dialogue…
Live: The Archbishop during the Holy Week
Watch the Holy Week celebrations 'live' on YouTube
17/03/2016- L-Arċisqof Charles J. Scicluna ser jibda l-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa biċ-ċelebrazzjoni ta’ Ħadd il-Palm u l-Passjoni tal-Mulej, nhar il-Ħadd, 20 ta’ Marzu 2016, fid-9:00 a.m. Din iċ-ċelebrazzjoni tibda minn quddiem il-Knisja ta’ Santa Katerina d’Italia, il-Belt Valletta, fejn isir it-tberik tal-friegħi tal-palm u ż-żebbuġ, u wara ssir il-purċissjoni sal-Kon-Katidral ta’ San Ġwann, fejn tkompli l-Quddiesa bil-qari tar-rakkont tal-passjoni mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa. L-Erbgħa, 23 ta’ Marzu, fis-7:00 p.m., Monsinjur Arċisqof ser imexxi l-Via Sacra Nazzjonali fil-Parroċċa ta’ Ħaż-Żebbuġ…
The Archbishop’s Seminary School celebrates the Jubilee of Mercy
17/03/2016- On the 20th January 2016, all the secondary section students left the school premises to go out on a pilgrimage. Students were exposed to different experiences of acts of mercy, in different places in Rabat. These included elderly residents at Villa Messina and Dar Saura, priests from id-Dar tal-Kleru, refugees, a priest from a home for children, as well as individuals following a drug rehabilitation programme at San Blas…
At the General Audience Pope Francis calls on nations to open the doors to immigrants
17/03/2016- So many “migrants who suffer the cold, are without food. They cannot enter”, because in some border areas the doors are closed in their faces. Thus, it so pleases Pope Francis when he hears word that “nations and authorities open the heart and open the doors!”. He shared these thoughts with the faithful who gathered in St Peter’s Square for the General Audience on Wednesday, 16 March…